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SEWING CABINET.

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SEWING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. I918.

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JULIUS CAESAR BYERS, 0F RENO, NEVADA.

SEWING-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2'9, M1119.

Application filed May 14, 1918. Serial No. 234,443.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIUS C. BYERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Reno, in the county of lVashoe and State of Nevada, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Sewing-Cabinets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sewing cabinetsand the principal object of the invention is to provide spool-holdingmeans within the cabinet and means for taking the thread from anydesired spool from the exterior of the cabinet.

Another obj ect of the invention is to make the cabinet of attractiveappearance by providing the same with transparent portions and also toprovide the base of the cabinet with a drawer and the interior thereofwith a work-basket provided with a top formed by a pin-cushion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efficient inoperation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the marketat a minimum cost. I

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and 1n which Figure 1is an elevation of the cabinet.

Fig. 2 is a plan view with part of the top broken away to show theinterior.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the cutting means.

As shown in these drawings the cabinet consists of a base portion 1 ofcircular formation around the upper edge of which is located an annulargroove 2. This base portion is provided with a recess 3 to receive ashallow drawer 1. This drawer is adapted to receive packages of needles,pins and the like. 5 represents a cylindrical casing hmged to the baseand having suitable means for latching it thereto. The lower edge ofsaid casing engages in the groove 2 1n the base.

This casing is preferably made of metal strips provided with upper andlower openings closed by transparent strips of material to provide aseries of windows 6 arranged in an upper and lower ring around thecasing. The casing is divided by a horizontal partition 7 centrallylocated into an upper and lower compartment. This partition is providedwith a central openin through which passes a receptacle 8 forming awork-basket. This receptacle is of cone shape and extends from adjacentthe bottom of the lower compartment through the upper compartment withits upper edge on a line with the top of the casing. 9 indicates thecover for the casing hinged thereto and provided with suitable latchingmeans for holding it in closed position. This cover is provided with acentral opening for affording access to the work-basket and this openingis closed by a member 10 made in the form of a pin-cushion. This cushionis suitably hinged to the cover. 11 are pegs projecting upwardly fromthe base 1 and the partition 7 and arranged in a circle around theworlebasket. These pegs are adapted to receive spools of thread. 12 areeyes carried by the work-basket and located in both compartments. 15 aresplit tubes connected at their inner ends to the work-basket and havingtheir outer ends connected with the sides of the casing. An opening isprovided in the casing which communicates with each tube, two of thesetubes being shown in the drawing, one located at the top of the uppercompartment and the other at the bottom of the lower compartment. Afterthe spools are placed on the pegs the thread is passed through the eyes12 and into the split tubes and through the openings in the casing. Asufficient length of thread is permitted to hang down from said openingsso that the desired thread may be grasped by the fingers and pulled fromthe device. 141- indicates a cutter carried by the casing and locatedbetween the two openings. This cutter serves the purpose of cutting thethread after sufiicient length thereof has been drawn through theopenings. As shown the cutter is formed with comb teeth and a knife 16is secured to said member with its cutting edge adjacent the teeth.

It will be seen that the cabinet is of an attractive appearance and thatthe spools of thread may be seen through the windows so that it is notnecessary to open the cabinet to see whether or not the spools areempty.

The ends of the threads hang from the thread openings so that thedesired thread may be seized by the fingers and a sulficient lengththereof pulled from the spool. The thread can then be out by placing thesame against the knife carried by the cutting member.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention Will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is 1. A sewing cabinet consisting of a circular base, adrawer in said base, a casing of cylindrical shape hinged to said base,acover hinged to said casing, spool supporting means Within the casing,a Work-basket centrally arranged in said casing, and means forwithdrawing the thread from the spools through said casing.

2. A sewin cabinet comprising a base, a cylindrical casing hingedthereto, a series of Windows formed in said casing, spool supportingmeans in said casing, a work basket centrally arranged in said casing,eyes on said Workbasket for receiving the threads from the spools,guiding means for leading the threads from the eyes to the exterior ofthe casing, a cover hinged to the casing having an opening thereinlocated above the Work-basket, and a second covering closing 35 saidopening and hinged to the first cover. In testimony whereof I haveafiixed my signature.

JULIUS CAESAR BYERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. '0.

